The Court has on Tuesday approved prosecution request to hold two prime suspects in the murder of British national Campbell Scott for 21 days.
“Albunus Mutinda Nzioka and Alex Mutua Kithuka, the prime suspects in the brutal murder of 58-year-old Briton Campbell Scott, will remain in police custody for 21 days as investigation continues.
Scott’s partly decomposed body was discovered on February 22, 2025, in Mukuyuni area of Makueni Sub-County, just days after he arrived in the country for a business conference. Forensic evidence has conclusively linked the two suspects to the murder, leading to their arraignment.
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Scott, a senior Director at FICO, a data analytics company based in the US, jetted into the country on February 16, 2025 for a product launch by FICO and was booked at JW Marriot Hotel in Westlands.
A day later, he was seen leaving the Hotel and visited Havana Bar and Restaurant along Woodvale Grove in Westlands with an unidentified man. This was the last time Scott was seen alive.” said DCI
The decomposing body of Scott was found inside a bag by a herder in Makueni County before it was later discovered to be him.
Investigations revealed that the late Campbell Scott was last taken to Mutinda’s house in Pipeline, Nairobi and the sispect also made attempts to withdraw funds from his bank accounts in Nairobi, Voi and Mombasa before he was arrested.
“Tragically, Scott’s partly decomposing body was later found stuffed in a bag hidden in a shrub in Makongo forest along Machakos-wote highway by a herder who was tending to his goats.
Preliminary investigations revealed that Scott was picked by an Uber driver who took him to Mutinda’s house in Pipeline, Nairobi. Moreover, investigators uncovered multiple attempts both successful and unsuccessful to withdraw funds from Scott’s bank accounts in Nairobi, Voi, and Mombasa before his murder and the subsequent disposal of his body in Makongo forest.
During the court proceedings before Chief Magistrate Lucas Onyina, Detectives requested the court to allow them hold the suspects for 21 days owing to the seriousness of the matter, and that releasing them would jeopardize the investigations, a request that was granted.
The matter is scheduled for mention on March 24, 2025.
Meanwhile, detectives are actively pursuing another suspect, who was captured on CCTV footage with Scott outside a club in Westlands, and his two accomplices.” said Scott
